[3] John S. Murphy was the editor and publisher of the Telegraph at the time of its merger until his death in March 1902.

[3] He was a prominent Democratic leader, and editorialized at the time of the merger that "politically and economically the policy of the Telegraph-Herald will be a continuation of that of the Telegraph.

"[3] His son and successor as editor from 1902 to 1914, Richard Louis Murphy, was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1932.

The current publisher is Mike Fortman and the executive editor is Amy Gilligan.

In January 2025, the newspaper reduced it's print publication schedule from six days per week to three.